Toy



J. MESSINA.

TOY.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1920- 4 1.371 802 Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- 1. MESSII'NA.

my. 7 APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, I920.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEEI 2- UNITED --STATES FAT N I F Josnrn ivinssrna, or NEW onnnnns, Louisiana.

Application filed May 27, 1920. Serial No. 384,620.

one form of my toy;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the rotor being omitted;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view, partly in section and partly in elevation, of certain parts of the toy;

Fi 4 is a detached detail view, in perspectlve, of one of the blades;

Fig. 5 is a detached detail view, in perspective, of the rotor-shaft support;

Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation of a form of toy resembling somewhat that shown in Figs. 1 to 5, but being of simplified construction;

Fig. 7 is a detached detail view, in perspectlve, of the bracket portion of the toy;

Fig. 8 is a view of a form of bracket slightly modified from that shown in Fig. 7, and

Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional view, on the line 1313, Fig. 6.

Referring, now, in detail to the drawings, and, first, to Figs. 1 to 5 thereof:

1 designates a base, which may be formed as a disk, apertured at 2 for the reception of means, such as nails, 3, for securing the same to a suitable support, herein shown as a post 4, and provided with a central, upward-projecting boss 5, having a ball-raceway 6, in which are disposed anti-friction balls 7.

Concentrically carried by the boss 1 is a tubular member 8, adapted to rotatably support a bracket 9, which, as shown, is stamped up from sheet metal, and provided with a pin 10 projecting into the member 8, at the top thereof. The bracket is provided with an angled terminal 11, and with an upward and outward-curved arm or elbow 12 integrally carrying a vane 13.

Rotatably supported in said terminal 11 and in the lower portion of the arm 12 of the bracket is a horizontal rotor-shaft 14, carrying a rotor 15 actuated by the air-current, the vane keeping the rotor always toward the wind.

Loosely encircling the tubular member 8, toward the lower end thereof, is a rotatable sleeve 16, resting at its lower end, upon the balls 6,'and having, intermediate its ends, a circumferential flange 17, to which are secured the angled terminals 18 of legs 19 of Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 15, 1921; I

blades 20, which are equidistantly spaced on the flange 17 and are suitably longitudinally curved, as shown.

In operation, the air current will rapidlyi revolve the rotor 15, and will, also, by impact against the blades 20, cause rotation of the sleeve 16, the blades being carried around a circular path of movement.

It will be noted, by the construction de" scribed, that the bracket 9 is, by the vane 13, rotated independently of the sleeve 16 controlled by the blades 20.

The toy position where it will be subjected to a current of air, and the rapidly revolving rotor and the bodily displacement thereof, as'con trolled by the vane 13, and the rapidly re-- volving blades 20 will amuse persons, especially children.

Referring, now, in detail, to the form of device shown in Figs. 6, 7'and 9: As herein shown, this form of toy comprises a hollow rod 41 carried by an apertured plate 42 adapted to be secured to a suitable support, herein shown as a wall 43. The rod is provided with a lateral elbow 44, into which may be projected a pin 10 (corresponding to the pin 10 of the device of Figs. 1 to 5, previously described) and carried by a bracket-9' (corresponding tothe bracket 9 of said figures). In the bracket is rotatably supported a rotor-shaft 14', on which is 1'0- tatably supported a rotor 15'. The bracket carries a vane 13.

Fig. 8 merely shows a hollow rod 41', the elbow 43 shown in Figs. 6 and 7 being omitted- The rod is carried by the plate 42' adapted to be disposed upon a support, at right angles to the position in use of the plate 42 of the device of Figs. 6 and 7.

Having thus fully described my invenshould, of course, be placed in a v tion, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

A nenmatieally operabletoy including a tubu ar supporting member; a pin loosely 5 projecting into the bore of said member; a

one-piece sheet metal member carrying'said pin, and bent at one end thereof forming an angled terminal, and bent intermediate its ends forming an outward cnrved elbow terminating in a Vane; a rotor shaft projectingthrough said terminal and elbow; and a rotor on one end of said shaft.

Intestimony whereof, I- afiix my signature. I

JOSEPH MESSINA. 

